Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
EECA Education / Physical Education and Sport Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
physical fitness
physical activity
physical education
24-hour movement behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,075
21,115
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,961
8,842
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,987
8,978
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sport
Exercise
Placebo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,187
6,633
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Physical Education and Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,370
9,636
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
теория и методика физической культуры
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,468
4,189
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sport
Exercise
Substance use
Testing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,899
5,693
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Physical education
sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,893
3,337
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
спорт
рекреація
фізичне виховання
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,262
2,095
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
sport science
public health
physical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,057
3,226
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Exercise and Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,050
3,264
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
biomechanics
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,476
1,594
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Action Control
Complex Adaptive Systems
Network Physiology
Integrative Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,307
3,986
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
теория физической культуры
физическое воспитание
спорт
спортивная психология
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,214
3,312
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
физическая культура
студенческий спорт
спорт высших достижений
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,151
3,907
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
физическое воспитание спорт педагогика медицина психология
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,933
2,751
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Spor Fizyolojisi
Fiziksel Uygunluk
Yaşam Boyu Spor
Vücut Kompozisyonu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,618
2,592
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Фізичне виховання. Спорт. Здоров'я. Педагогіка. Освіта.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,477
5,391
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
physical education
physical activity
motivation
teaching styles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,435
2,944
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
physical self perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,428
2,442
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Coaching Sciences
Training Physiology
Physical Activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,365
2,375
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Exercise Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,845
1,202
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
sports
exercise physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,683
2,110
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sport Sciences
Physical Education
Testing in Sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,448
2,553
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
physical culture
sport
healthy lifestyle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,335
2,287
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,372
14
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gregor Jurak
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,075
21,115
0.842
physical fitness
physical activity
physical education
24-hour movement behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,671
72
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zsolt Radak
University of Physical Education
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,961
8,842
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,873
338
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Burtscher
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,987
8,978
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,864
148
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Attila Szabo
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,187
6,633
0.544
Sport
Exercise
Placebo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,500
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Juel Jarani *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,370
9,636
0.929
Physical Education and Sports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,951
415
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Александр Болотин
Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,468
4,189
0.495
теория и методика физической культуры
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,494
51
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Damir Sekulić
University of Split
Split, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,899
5,693
0.721
Sport
Exercise
Substance use
Testing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,630
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Iermakov Sergii; Iermakov S.S.; Єрмаков С.С.; Ермаков С.С.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,893
3,337
0.423
Physical education
sport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,759
67
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Михайло Михайлович Линець
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,262
2,095
0.288
спорт
рекреація
фізичне виховання
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,062
220
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Karel Frömel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,057
3,226
0.457
sport science
public health
physical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,242
863
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Martin Kopp
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,050
3,264
0.463
Exercise and Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,551
344
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
József Tihanyi
University of Physical Education
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,476
1,594
0.246
biomechanics
physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,993
6
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Hristovski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,307
3,986
0.632
Action Control
Complex Adaptive Systems
Network Physiology
Integrative Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,545
644
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Светлана Филимонова
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,214
3,312
0.533
теория физической культуры
физическое воспитание
спорт
спортивная психология
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,209
652
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vladislav V. Bakayev
Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,151
3,907
0.635
физическая культура
студенческий спорт
спорт высших достижений
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,323
102
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Козина Ж.Л.; Козіна Ж.Л.; Kozina Z.; Zhanneta K; Zhanneta Kozina|Zhanneta Kozina, Kozina Z.L., Козина Ж.Л.; Козіна Ж.Л.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,933
2,751
0.464
физическое воспитание спорт педагогика медицина психология
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,011
1,065
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Erdal Zorba
Gazi University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,618
2,592
0.461
Spor Fizyolojisi
Fiziksel Uygunluk
Yaşam Boyu Spor
Vücut Kompozisyonu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,455
130
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Максимчук Борис Анатолійович Борис Максимчук Б. А. Максимчук Borys Maksymchuk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,477
5,391
0.984
Фізичне виховання. Спорт. Здоров'я. Педагогіка. Освіта.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,872
120
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
vello hein
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,435
2,944
0.542
physical education
physical activity
motivation
teaching styles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,129
1,132
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fevziye Hülya Aşçı
Başkent University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,428
2,442
0.450
physical self perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,263
121
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jarek Mäestu
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,365
2,375
0.443
Coaching Sciences
Training Physiology
Physical Activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,302
1,327
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Haydar Demirel|Ali Haydar Demirel, Haydar A Demirel, AH Demirel
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,845
1,202
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,124
1,415
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mehmet Günay
Gazi University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,683
2,110
0.451
sports
exercise physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,918
155
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Milivoj Dopsaj
University of Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,448
2,553
0.574
Sport Sciences
Physical Education
Testing in Sport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,355
1,046
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mikhail Dmitriyevich Kudryavtsev
Siberian Federal University
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,335
2,287
0.528
physical culture
sport
healthy lifestyle